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ASTHMA KSA EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.
Adjunctive treatments to avoid intubation - correct answer - Intravenous
magnesium sulfate therapy
Heliox-driven albuterol nebulization
Risk factors for death from asthma - correct answer - A past history of
sudden severe asthma exacerbation
Prior intubation for asthma
Prior admission to an intensive-care unit for an exacerbation
Two or more hospitalizations for asthma during the past year
Three or more emergency-care visits for asthma during the past year
Hospitalization or an emergency-care visit for asthma during the past
month
Use of more than 2 canisters per month of an inhaled short-acting β2-
agonist
Difficulty perceiving airflow obstruction or severity of exacerbations
Lack of a written asthma action plan
Comorbidity (cardiovascular disease or COPD)
Psych
Low socioeconomic status
Illicit drug use
Sensitivity to Alternaria
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Pulsus paradoxus cut off for impending respiratory failure - correct answer -
< 30 mmHg
pCO2 cutoff for impending respiratory failure - correct answer - >42 mmHg
PEF in moderate asthma exacerbation - correct answer - 40-69%
PEF in severe asthma exacerbation - correct answer - <40%
Goal SpO2 in asthma exacerbation - correct answer - 90%
Syndrome of ASA induced asthma - correct answer - Rhinorrhea, nasal
polyps, sinusitis, conjunctival edema, and asthma following aspirin
ingestion
Treatment of choice of ASA induced asthma - correct answer - Leukotriene
modifier
ASTHMA KSA EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.
Adjunctive treatments to avoid intubation - correct answer - Intravenous
magnesium sulfate therapy
Heliox-driven albuterol nebulization
Risk factors for death from asthma - correct answer - A past history of
sudden severe asthma exacerbation
Prior intubation for asthma
Prior admission to an intensive-care unit for an exacerbation
Two or more hospitalizations for asthma during the past year
Three or more emergency-care visits for asthma during the past year
Hospitalization or an emergency-care visit for asthma during the past
month
Use of more than 2 canisters per month of an inhaled short-acting β2-
agonist
Difficulty perceiving airflow obstruction or severity of exacerbations
Lack of a written asthma action plan
Comorbidity (cardiovascular disease or COPD)
Psych
Low socioeconomic status
Illicit drug use
Sensitivity to Alternaria
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Pulsus paradoxus cut off for impending respiratory failure - correct answer -
< 30 mmHg
pCO2 cutoff for impending respiratory failure - correct answer - >42 mmHg
PEF in moderate asthma exacerbation - correct answer - 40-69%
PEF in severe asthma exacerbation - correct answer - <40%
Goal SpO2 in asthma exacerbation - correct answer - 90%
Syndrome of ASA induced asthma - correct answer - Rhinorrhea, nasal
polyps, sinusitis, conjunctival edema, and asthma following aspirin
ingestion
Treatment of choice of ASA induced asthma - correct answer - Leukotriene
modifier
